Post by esshup on Oct 6, 2023 22:32:25 GMT -5
I absolutely hate the dam things. I was marking logs to buck to 16" and all of a sudden something is on my forehead right above my left eyebrow. I tried brushing it off and before I could I got nailed at least once by the dang thing. I look and I had side stepped (working my way down the log with a 16" stick, spray painting dots so I could come back and cut to length) right over a ground nest and they were NOT happy. I dropped the stick, held onto the spray can and flailed my arms like I was trying to fly and got my feet to moving. I called them all sorts of names and luckily only got nailed once.
So, I throw the can of paint down on the ground in disgust, and walked to the house (about 100 yds) to make a poultice of meat tenderizer to put on the sting. Got some in a bowl, got it mixed with water and move to the bathroom to look in the mirror to apply it. Out of the corner of the now bad eye I see 2 shapes buzzing up from the floor. I got the heck out of the bathroom and shut the door. It seems that I had brought 2 of those suckers into the house on my pants near the ankle and they were NOT happy. I got the fly swatter, entered the bathroom like someone getting into a cage with a lion with a whip in their hand and made sure they ended up in the toilet. They are now doing the backstroke in the septic tank.
This makes nest #13 that I've had to kill this year. I will be back there before daylight so I can spray them, it's 40°F out now and they all should be in the ground tomorrow morning. That's the area that I will be splitting wood in tomorrow, so I don't want a repeat of today. I'm tempted to get the weed burner and roast them, but I'm afraid of setting the wood on fire......
A combination of meat tenderizer, (unsalted) benadryl spray, ibuprofen and benadryl pills is making the night livable.
So, I throw the can of paint down on the ground in disgust, and walked to the house (about 100 yds) to make a poultice of meat tenderizer to put on the sting. Got some in a bowl, got it mixed with water and move to the bathroom to look in the mirror to apply it. Out of the corner of the now bad eye I see 2 shapes buzzing up from the floor. I got the heck out of the bathroom and shut the door. It seems that I had brought 2 of those suckers into the house on my pants near the ankle and they were NOT happy. I got the fly swatter, entered the bathroom like someone getting into a cage with a lion with a whip in their hand and made sure they ended up in the toilet. They are now doing the backstroke in the septic tank.
This makes nest #13 that I've had to kill this year. I will be back there before daylight so I can spray them, it's 40°F out now and they all should be in the ground tomorrow morning. That's the area that I will be splitting wood in tomorrow, so I don't want a repeat of today. I'm tempted to get the weed burner and roast them, but I'm afraid of setting the wood on fire......
A combination of meat tenderizer, (unsalted) benadryl spray, ibuprofen and benadryl pills is making the night livable.